Welcome to what I intend to be an ongoing series of images that visualize concepts in the areas of science, technology, mathematics, and/or engineering (or what we educators call the STEM disciplines).
Here is Jellyfish Burger, by Dave Beck and Jennifer Jacquet
Today's image made the National Science Foundation's list of Best International Science and Engineering Visualizations in 2009. Unfortunately, things haven't improved much since then!
The New York Times created a slide show of the winning images, which you may enjoy. Here's how the NYT captioned this one:
Jellyfish Burger, Honorable Mention, Illustration
Without changes in global fishing policies, the seafood of the future is rubbery, according to Dave Beck, a digital artist, and Jennifer Jacquet, a marine scientist, creators of this 3D digital composite image. "The jellyfish burger is so close to becoming a reality, we can taste it."
For a little more information about this image, please see this article from Volume One.
As someone who has started to feel guilty any time I even contemplate eating certain kinds of seafood, this image really hit home for me (to become "part of the solution," check out the Monterrey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch lists).
IMAGE CREDIT: Many thanks to the New York Times for this image, and to the National Science Foundation for calling it to everyone's attention!
Here is Jellyfish Burger, by Dave Beck and Jennifer Jacquet
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| Jellyfish Burger, 2009, by Dave Beck and Jennifer Jacquet |
The New York Times created a slide show of the winning images, which you may enjoy. Here's how the NYT captioned this one:
Jellyfish Burger, Honorable Mention, Illustration
Without changes in global fishing policies, the seafood of the future is rubbery, according to Dave Beck, a digital artist, and Jennifer Jacquet, a marine scientist, creators of this 3D digital composite image. "The jellyfish burger is so close to becoming a reality, we can taste it."
For a little more information about this image, please see this article from Volume One.
As someone who has started to feel guilty any time I even contemplate eating certain kinds of seafood, this image really hit home for me (to become "part of the solution," check out the Monterrey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch lists).
IMAGE CREDIT: Many thanks to the New York Times for this image, and to the National Science Foundation for calling it to everyone's attention!
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